RIBOSOME

Ribosome

The ribosome is a large and complex molecular machine, found within all living cells, that serves as the primary site of biological protein synthesis . Ribosomes link amino acids together in the order specified by messenger RNA molecules. Ribosomes consist of two major subunits—the small ribosomal subunit reads the mRNA, while the large subunit joins amino acids to form a polypeptide chain. Each subunit is composed of one or more ribosomal RNA molecules and a variety of proteins. The ribosomes and associated molecules are also known as the translational apparatus.

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ribosome

Noun

  1. Small organelles found in all cells; involved in the production of proteins by translating messenger RNA.


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